Hand-brake for trucks.



i J. H. BALKEMA HAND BRAKE FOR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14.1914.

77,373. Patented Mar. 28,1916.

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HAND BRAKE FOR TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14,191}.

1,177,373. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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STATES Parana! V Jeeps- BALKEMA, on era-annulus, mlerrream HAND-BRAKE non TlgUjCKS rsq fieat qn tterewere: V en M 1 Applieation filed December 14,1914; Serial No- 877,225.

Bezit known hat I; JAooBiH. BALK M aacitiz n. of The United; States, residing at dville, inthe: county: of K nt an Stat of lllichiganhave invented certain new and useful- Imp orem nts; in: Handak s; or Trucks;- and I do hereby-dec1are theafollowr inggto vbe.: a-.f,ull, clear and exact:desc riptionofathe qinlvention, such as will enable others skilled. inytheT art; to which it; ap.pertains- .to make and use the same. a

This invention relates; tobral'zes for hand trucks, and the, primary objectiofatheinvention' is therprovision of a: manually; operated brake mechanism for use. u'ponbrdinary Wareahouse, hand trucks which embodies brakes-shoes for .frictionallygripping the periphery-mime reariwheels of the truck fonarresting movement o-f the truck and to: retard: thespeed; of travel of; the truck when-descending an: incline.

Another object of this. invention. is to prov-idea, novel form of connect-ion between the hand operated: lever and therfriction brake shoes for synchronously operating shoes upon both sides of the rear wheels of the. foregoing and other objectsin View. this invention; consists in such novel featmres 0ft construction, combination and arrangement of: parts as will be hereinafter mores. fullyedescribed", illustrated in the ac cempanyin-g rdrawin'gs and claimed.

In: describing the invention in detail reference-will be had to the accompanying drawings-wherein like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the sereralw-iews; and inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation ofa ware house: truckshowing: the improved brake mechanism, applied thereto Fig.- 2- is an end view of the truck; Figr3 is atop plan viewof the brake mechanism showing the same applied to'atruck which is illustrated in, dotted lines-, and Fig; 4 is a central sectional View through thetruck showing the improvedbrake applied thereto. a Referring more particularlyto ther drawings, 1- designates the supporting platform ottan ordinarytypeof ware. 2 2 01159 s truck;

which has the' handle '2 supported 'byasuitable handle; supporting rods3 carried by one end thereof, the handle 2 is braced by suitable bracingrods lwhichare secured tofone endyof the truckrbody 1'; ,The truck bod} 1- has supportedbenea-th its forward end traction wheels 5;, whichare. connected? to swiV-eled bearings :62 so as to facilitate the manual guiding ofthetruclr duringfthe pushingof thesamec Theiplatform 1 hassreartrucks 7 secured to; theunder surface, thereof; which trucks comprise suitable, cross supporting bars 8-, a, rear axle 9; and ;rearr wheels 10 and 11 whichare mounted upon the spindles (not shown) oftherear axle.

Theforward endof thetruck platform 1 has-a rod20 securedrthereto and projects ing forwardly and longitudinally" there-v from, noon the outer endot which-rod is mounteda hand lever 21; The hand lever 21 extends upwardlv fromtherod 20; upon which it is pivotally mounted above the handle v Q and itis held a ainst accidental movement: by asuitable hook or fasten-ins member 22; whichis secured to 'thehand leyer21= and" engages the handle 2; and one ofthe support in g: rods Bzthereof; Thelever-Q-l has secured thereto aslrort distance upwardlv from the pi oted end thereof: an angled lever 23; The. angled le er 23" ispii'otally mounted at the-point of connectioufof-its arms 24 ard2-5 u on-a bolt 96: wh clnextendswthrough a pair of ears 2'7 The ears,- 97 aarehsecuredwin any suitable lmanner to thelforward end: of the truck platform 1. If it is so desired; the angled lever may be mounted upon an angled bolt'tnot shown), and-theears- 27 eliminated. The: arm 24 of-tlte angled lever 2'3rllS connected to the-hand lever 21 by an suitable type. of fastening means indi-: cated at 28; so that upon the oscillation of the hand lever 21the angled lever 23lwill be movedor rocked upon its pivotal point in a horizontal plane. The arm 25 of: the angled lever 23 has loosely connected tothe terminal end thereof'a rod 27", which extends rearwardly along-thecentral portion of the; uggrderw surface of; -the. wtruclg; platterm 1 and is connected to a bar 27, which bar is provided with a semi-spherical bearing 30 formed therein equi-distant of its ends, which semi-spherical bearing rides upon the rear axle 9 of the'tru'ck structure.

A strap'2 9 is secured to the bar 27 and it is provided with a substantially semi-spherical shaped bearing 30,"which'alines with the semi-spherical bearing 30 formed in the bar 27 and forms a complete bearing for the rear axle of the truck and firm mannerof 7 engage the sides of the rims of the wheels for preventing the brake shoes from slipping off the peripheries of the wheels. The bar 27 has rods 38 connected thereto and positioned upwardly from the axle 9 and upon the opposite sides thereof from the bars 32. These bars extend rearwardly from the bar on the axle and are connected 1 to angle irons 40, which extend completely across the width of the truck, as do-the angle irons 33. The angle irons 40 have friction brake shoes 41 secured thereto which engage the peripheries of the rear traction wheels 10 and 11. The brake shoes 41 have guidl ing plates 42 secured thereto which serve purposes analogous with the guiding plates 37'. rod 27' which'connects the bar '27 and the angled lever 23 is positioned forlongie tudinal movement transversely of the direction of the oscillatory movement of the lever 21.

Depending from the under surfaceof the platform 1 is a pair of substantially U- shaped supporting brackets 35. These supporting brackets are located adjacent the opposite longitudinal sides of the platform 1 and have their horizontal connectingportions 36 extending beneath and forming seats for the brake beams 33 and 40. i

In the operation of'the improved hand brake truck heretofore specified: Vhen it is desired to apply thebrake to the rear traction wheels 10 and 11 "of the ware house truck structure. the hook or fastening means is raised for engagement withthe handle 2 v and the supporting rod 3 and the lever 21 is oscillated or moved upon its pivotal support 20 which rocks the angle lever 23 in a horizontal plane. moving the ends of the arm 25 to which the rod 27' is connected forwardly, and consequently sliding thebar which rods extend 27 longitudinally beneath the under surface of the truck platform. L, The forward Iongitudinal sliding movement of the rod 275 will rocklthebar '27 upon the rear axle'of the truck and consequently move the rods 32 and 38 for forcing the friction shoes41' and 34 into peripheral engagement with the a rear wheels for retarding the movement or speed of movement of the truck.

From the foregoingidescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings theadvantages of construction and of ithe method of operation. of the improved hand brake for trucks will be readilyapparent to those skilled in the'art to which this invention appertains and, while in the foregoing description, the principle of theoperationv of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, itis to be understood that certain minor features of'co-nstruotion, combination andar'ra'nge ment ofparts may bealtered to suit practical "conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of 'what: 7 is claimed. Y

What is claimed isz i i 1. In combination With'a ware house truck embodying :a platform, a rear axle carried; thereby, tractionwheels mounted upon'said I rear axle, an upright handle securedto the front portion of said platform, of friction brake shoes for peripheral engagement. .With said traction wheels, an upright lever pivoted 2 to the front of said platform intermediate the longitudinal edges thereofand extending to a point above the handle, means for;opera-:

tively connecting said lever and said brake shoes, and means carriedby said handle for:

locking sald lever against, accidental move-t ment.

truck: of ordinary construction emb'odyingia. platform, a rearaxle carried thereby, trac tion wheelsmounted zupon'saidrear axle, and an upright handle secured to the front.

portion of said platformfof friction brake f of friction brake shoes for peripheral sen? 125.

gagement with said traction ,wheels, a rod slidably ,mountedonthe underside of said platform and .operatively connected ,-to...said no 2. The combination with a warewhousefiloia brake shoes, abell crank pivoted in a horiupright lever, and means for preventing 10 zontal plane to the front end of said plataccidental movement of said lever.

form and having one of its arms secured to In testimony whereof I aflix my signature iaid rol, 1an lllprfight levcerhpivoted to the in presence of two Witnesses.

ront 0 1118 p at orm an aving its lower 7 end secured to the end of said bell Crank re- JACOB i A' mote from the end of the bell crank which Witnesses: is secured to said rod, whereby said brakes WM. BENTE,

are operated by swinging movement of said P. J .IH E ZEMA.

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